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The definition of tradition
7 Definitions of: tradition
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- noun, the handing down from generation to generation of the same customs, beliefs, etc, esp by word of mouth
- noun, the body of customs, thought, practices, etc, belonging to a particular country, people, family, or institution over a relatively long period
- noun, a specific custom or practice of long standing
- noun, Christianity a doctrine or body of doctrines regarded as having been established by Christ or the apostles though not contained in Scripture
- noun, Judaism a body of laws regarded as having been handed down from Moses orally and only committed to writing in the 2nd century a.d
- noun, the beliefs and customs of Islam supplementing the Koran, esp as embodied in the Sunna
- noun, law, chiefly Roman and Scots the act of formally transferring ownership of movable property; delivery
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| Synonyms: | customs, institution, ritual, folklore, lore, praxis, tikanga (N.Z.), custom, convention, habit | And more... |
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